Question

A psychology department is interested in comparing two methods for teaching introductory psychology. Four hundred students plan to enroll for the course at 10:00 a.m., and another 200 plan to enroll for the course at 4:00 p.m. The registrar will allow the department to teach multiple sections at each time slot and to assign students to any one of the sections taught at the student’s desired time. Design a study to compare the two teaching methods. For example, would it be a good idea to use one method on all of the 10:00 sections and the other method on all of the 4:00 sections? Explain your reasoning.